WEBVTT
>> ALL OF A SUDDEN I JUST SAW
THE YOUNG MAN GOING BACK AND
FORTH RIGHT OUT OF MY KITCHE
WINDOW. AND I HEARD THE WORDS
HELP ME HELP ME.
>> THAT WAS AFTER POLICE SAY A
20-YEAR-OLD WAS REAR-ENDED ON
GENTILLY BOULEVARD BY A SILVER
FOUR-DOOR SUZUKI
THE MAN TOLD POLICE WHEN HE GOT
OUT OF HIS CAR HE WAS BEAT UP BY
THE MEN IN THE OTHER CAR.
THEN SEVERAL OF THEM DROVE OFF
IN HIS BLACK 2010 DODG
CHALLENGER.
>> I NEVER REALLY UNDERSTOOD OR
REALIZED WHAT WAS GOING ON BUT I
TRIED TO PUT TWO AND TWO
TOGETHER AND AFTER I REALIZED IT
WAS A CARJACKING.
REPORTER: WILBERT LODRIG LIVES
AROSS FROM DILLARD'S CAMPUS AND
WITNESSED THE AFTERMATH OF THE
CAR ACCIDENT TURNED CARJACKING
>>
AND AS YOU KNOW IT IS A TACTIC
BUT WHAT YOU REALLY HAVE TO
CONCERNED ABOUT THESE DAYS IS
ANYONE CAN BE A VICTIM.
REPORTER: LODRIG SAYS AFTER THE
SUSPECTS GOT AWAY WITH THE MAN'S
CAR HE STARTED TRYING TO FLAG
DOWN HELP.
>> EVENTUALLY THIS LADY IN THE
CAR ALLOWED THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN
TO USE HER PHONE
REPORTER: HE SAYS POLICE WERE
THERE WITHIN MINUTES.
IT ALL HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE DAY AROUND 4:30 WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WHICH DOESN'T SURPRISE
LODRIG ONE BIT.
>> THEY DO IT ANYWHERE BECAUSE
THEY DON'T TO WORK, THEY DON'T
WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL AND THEY
DON'T WANT YOU TO ATTAIN
ANYTHING. THEY'LL DO IT
ANYWHERE.
REPORTER: WHILE POLICE ARE
LOOKING FOR THE STOLEN VEHICLE
AND THE SUSPECTS IT SERVES AS A
REMINDER TO THIS NEW ORLEANS
NATIVE TO REMAIN VIGILENT.
>> A CRIMINAL IS NOT REALLY THE
SMARTEST PERSON IN THE WORLD,
BUT THEY'RE NOT THE MOST STUPID
EITHER. THEY'RE SLICK THEY'RE
SLY, SO THEY SORT OF TARGET A
PERSON THAT'S EASY PREY, BUT I'M
NOT EASY PREY SO IT'S NOT GOING

New Orleans police said a 20-year-old man was involved in a minor accident that turned into a major ordeal. He was carjacked near the campus of Dillard University Wednesday.
It happened around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday on Gentilly Boulevard and Annette Street.
The man told police he was driving in the 2600 block of Gentilly when he was rear-ended on by a silver four-door Suzuki. He said when he got out of his car, he was beat up by the people in the other car. Then several of them drove off in his black 2010 Dodge Challenger.
"All of a sudden, I just saw the young man going back and forth right out of my kitchen window, and I heard the words, ’Help me, help me,’" said Wilbert Lodrig. "I never really understood or realized what was going on, but I tried to put two and two together and after I realized it was a carjacking."
Lodrig lives across from Dillard’s campus and witnessed the aftermath of the car accident turned carjacking.
"As you know it is a tactic, but what you really have to be concerned about these days is anyone can be a victim," Lodrig said.
Lodrig said after the suspects got away with the man’s car, the victim started trying to flag down help.
"Eventually this lady in the car allowed the young gentleman to use her phone," he said.
Lodrig said police were there within minutes. It all happened in the middle of the day, which doesn’t surprise Lodrig one bit.
"They do it anywhere because they don’t to work, they don’t want to go to school and they don’t want you to attain anything. They’ll do it anywhere," he said.
While police are looking for the stolen vehicle and the suspects, it serves as a reminder to the New Orleans native to remain vigilant.
"A criminal is not really the smartest person in the world, but they’re not the most stupid either. They’re slick and they’re sly, so they sort of target a person that’s easy prey, but I’m not easy prey so it’s not going to happen to me," Lodrig said.
Local law enforcement said there are ways to protect yourself from being the victim of a "bump and run" carjacking.
Police said don’t be in a rush to get out of your car to check for damage. Check your rear view mirror to see who’s behind you. If something looks out of place, stay in your vehicle, and lock your doors. If you don’t feel safe, leave the scene and call 911 or drive to a safe place like a police or fire station or a public place with cameras.
There are also some warning signs you may be the target of a potential carjacking attempt. Police said pay attention to whether a passenger rather than the driver approaches your car, or if multiple people come toward you and appear aggressive.
NOPD has not identified any suspects in the carjacking, but initial reports indicate there were four men involved. Anyone with information is asked to call Third District detectives or call Crimestoppers at (505)822-1111.

New Orleans police said a 20-year-old man was involved in a minor accident that turned into a major ordeal. He was carjacked near the campus of Dillard University Wednesday.

It happened around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday on Gentilly Boulevard and Annette Street.

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The man told police he was driving in the 2600 block of Gentilly when he was rear-ended on by a silver four-door Suzuki. He said when he got out of his car, he was beat up by the people in the other car. Then several of them drove off in his black 2010 Dodge Challenger.

"All of a sudden, I just saw the young man going back and forth right out of my kitchen window, and I heard the words, ’Help me, help me,’" said Wilbert Lodrig. "I never really understood or realized what was going on, but I tried to put two and two together and after I realized it was a carjacking."

Lodrig lives across from Dillard’s campus and witnessed the aftermath of the car accident turned carjacking.

"As you know it is a tactic, but what you really have to be concerned about these days is anyone can be a victim," Lodrig said.

Lodrig said after the suspects got away with the man’s car, the victim started trying to flag down help.

"Eventually this lady in the car allowed the young gentleman to use her phone," he said.

Lodrig said police were there within minutes. It all happened in the middle of the day, which doesn’t surprise Lodrig one bit.

"They do it anywhere because they don’t to work, they don’t want to go to school and they don’t want you to attain anything. They’ll do it anywhere," he said.

While police are looking for the stolen vehicle and the suspects, it serves as a reminder to the New Orleans native to remain vigilant.

"A criminal is not really the smartest person in the world, but they’re not the most stupid either. They’re slick and they’re sly, so they sort of target a person that’s easy prey, but I’m not easy prey so it’s not going to happen to me," Lodrig said.

Local law enforcement said there are ways to protect yourself from being the victim of a "bump and run" carjacking.

Police said don’t be in a rush to get out of your car to check for damage. Check your rear view mirror to see who’s behind you. If something looks out of place, stay in your vehicle, and lock your doors. If you don’t feel safe, leave the scene and call 911 or drive to a safe place like a police or fire station or a public place with cameras.

There are also some warning signs you may be the target of a potential carjacking attempt. Police said pay attention to whether a passenger rather than the driver approaches your car, or if multiple people come toward you and appear aggressive.

NOPD has not identified any suspects in the carjacking, but initial reports indicate there were four men involved. Anyone with information is asked to call Third District detectives or call Crimestoppers at (505)822-1111.